Starting Bluegrass Banjo. (The Definitive Step-by-Step Guide to Playing 5-String Bluegrass Banjo). Music Sales America. Folk. Softcover with CD. Guitar tablature. 48 pages. Oak Publications #OK65120. Published by Oak Publications (HL.14031346).
ISBN 0825603528. With guitar tablature. Folk. 9x12 inches.
From learning how to hold the banjo to playing complete bluegrass songs, this easy-to-understand method will turn you into a 5-string banjo player no time. You'll learn how to read banjo tablature, all the basic banjo rolls, chords, authentic bluegrass techniques, banjo tuning and maintenance, and more! This book also has an audio CD with demonstration tracks of the essential bluegrass songs including: Cripple Creek • John Hardy • Nine Pound Hammer • Red River Valley • and others. With detailed photographs and simple instructions, this is the 5-string banjo method for getting results fast!

Fiddle Tunes for Flatpickers - Mandolin arranged by Bob Grant. Music Sales America. Folk. Softcover with CD. 40 pages. Music Sales #OK65153. Published by Music Sales (HL.14011276).
ISBN 0825687535. Folk. 9x12 inches.
The mandolin delivers the clean, sharp solo sound that defined some of the greatest bluegrass recordings of the 1950s. Now you can learn to play famous fiddle tunes specially arranged for mandolin. Each song includes performance notes which give you helpful hints and tips on playing slides, double stops, fiddle shuffles, tremolos, ornaments, syncopations, and much more! The accompanying CD features specially mixed tracks that let you hear the mandolin alone, the mandolin with the backing track, or just the backing track so you can play along! Get started flatpickin' now with songs like: Blackberry Blossom • Kentucky Mandolin • Old Joe Clark • Salt Creek • Turkey in the Straw • and more.